Boardman Team vs Team Carbon

chorscroft
chorscroft Posts: 254
edited April 2009 in Road buying advice
I'm looking at both the Boardman Team and the Team carbon and am curious to know the pros and cons.
As far as I can see they have exactly the same spec bar a different chain and obviously the frame.
Is the only advantage of carbon the weight saving as it seems that you're paying £200 for 0.5lbs of weight saving.
Am I wrong?

Conor

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  • guilliano
    guilliano Posts: 5,495
    Carbon is a more comfortable material to ride as it dampens vibration and as an added benefit it has no fatigue lifespan. Alloy is stiff in all directions and as such is a bit more harsh to ride on bumpy surfaces and has a finite lifespan.... although this is generally a lot of years, but means that the frame can only be warranteed for a certain amount of time
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  • iga
    iga Posts: 155
    It's reckoned to cost £1 to save 1 gram of weight, as 0.5 lbs is 226 grams, £200 is a comparative bargain!
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  • JC.152
    JC.152 Posts: 645
    i put on another boardman thread the other day that if your in british cycling you can get 15% off at halfords which might help you with your decision
  • RobHHH
    RobHHH Posts: 8
    15% Discount, I can get a 15% discount through work but when checking small print excludes Specialist and Boardman range of bikes so check first.
  • Hobnails
    Hobnails Posts: 10
    have you thought about buying a bike through the the cycle to work scheme. you could save 40%
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